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As the Islamic State continues its efforts to woo Islamic converts from around the Muslim world, its efforts could be undercut by the backlash from the numerous enemies it is making among other Islamic leaders. Read More »

President Barack Obama set the U.S. military off on an uncharted military campaign in Iraq that is meant to repel Sunni extremist advances but not spark all-out war with the group, senior Obama administration officials say.

For the first time since U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011, Mr. Obama authorized airstrikes in Iraq meant to prevent the Islamic State from advancing on the Kurdish capital of Erbil and break the group’s stranglehold on thousands of refugees trapped in mountains. Read More »

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